Three Suns Tall Waves Crash on Colossal Star in Stellar Surf
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2023-08-10 15:35
Three Suns Tall Waves Crash on Colossal Star in Stellar Surf
Cambridge, Mass. - An extreme star system is giving new meaning to the phrase "surf's up." The star system intrigued researchers because it is the most dramatic "heartbeat star" on record. Now new models have revealed that titanic waves, generated by tides, are repeatedly breaking on one of the stars in the system-the first time this phenomenon has ever been seen on a star. Heartbeat stars are stars in close pairs that periodically pulse in brightness, like the rhythm of a beating heart on an EKG machine.

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